Zotc 111

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Close relative of the horse, also known as as a or burro

Back 1

Donkey

Front 2

Jack (Jackass)

Back 2

Male ass

Front 3

Jennet (Jenny)

Back 3

Female ass

Front 4

Produced from crossing a jackass with mare (reproductively sterile)

Back 4

Mule

Front 5

Produced from crossing a stallion with a jennet (reproductively sterile)

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Hinny

Front 6

Small-type horse, under 14.2 hands (57 inch) in height at the withers

Back 6

Pony

Front 7

Young male or female domestic meat rabbit meat (meat-type)

Back 7

Fryer

Front 8

Meat type chicken (usually up to 6-8 weeks of age) weighing 1.3-2.2kg

Back 8

Broiler

Front 9

Meat type chicken (typically 3-5 months of age) weighing about 2.95kg

Back 9

Roaster

Front 10

Young immature pigeon, usually up to 30 days old

Pigeon meat

Back 10

Squab

Front 11

Meat type chicken sold at 0.9-1.1kg live weight. Usually smaller than broiler, and sold whole body and never cut

Back 11

Squab broiler

Front 12

Big birds (ostrich, emu, rhea) known for their red meat and skins (for leather)

Back 12

Ratite

Front 13

Meat from ruminants slaughtered according to jewish practices and law

Back 13

Kosher meat

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Refers to the male parent

Back 14

Sire

Front 15

Refers to the female parent

Back 15

Dam

Front 16

Refers to the breeding process or mating in goats

Back 16

Rutting

Front 17

weaned cattle fed high-roughage diets before going to the feedlot. Also to describe light/thin feeders/mature cows purchased to utilize low-quality roughage.

Back 17

Stocker

Front 18

Usually the breeding stallion. Also a place where male animals are maintained.

Back 18

Stud

Front 19

Fat from pigs produced through a rendering process

Back 19

Lard

Front 20

Fat of cattle, buffalo, or sheep

Back 20

Tallow

Front 21

To separate a young animal from its dam, and from suckling milk

Back 21

Wean

Front 22

Adaptation to environment over a period of time

Back 22

Acclimatization

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As desired by the animal; self-fed

Back 23

Ad-libitum

Front 24

Raising/production of fishes/marine products in selected or controlled environments

Back 24

Aquaculture

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Planned system/measures to prevent entry and spread of diseases in the flock/herd

Back 25

Biosecurity

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Raising and caring for chicks in a protective environment (usually for the first 5-6 weeks)

Back 26

Brooding

Front 27

Tendency or vice of animals in herd/flock ti bite/peck others causing injuries

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Cannibalism

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Animal body less viscera, head, skin and lower legs after slaughter

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Carcass

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Removal of the testicle of male animals

Back 29

Castration

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(Thermoneutral zone) range of temperature at which animal performance is maximized

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Comfort zone

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Structure/shape (or cut) of animal carcass

Back 31

Conformation

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Eating or consumption of feces

Back 32

Coprophagy

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Feed provided to young animals within an enclosure that excludes karger animals

Back 33

Creep feed

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A bolus of previously eaten food which has been regurgitated for further chewing

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Cud

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A belching/burping; expulsion of accumulated gastric gases

Back 35

Eructation

Front 36

Scientific study of animal behavior

Back 36

Ethology

Front 37

Deposition of unused energy in the form of fat within body tissues

Back 37

Fattening

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To fatten a slaughter animal; also the degree of fatness of such animal

Back 38

Finishing

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Practice of feeding higher amount of nutrients prior to and during breeding for ovulation

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Flushing

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Refers to wild birds(eg. Pheasants) for hunting

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Gamebirds

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Type of chicken of both sexes especially bred to produce fighting cocks

Back 41

Gamefowls

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Homeostasis

Back 42

Maintenance of physiological stability even though environment ay change

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(Warm blooded animal) animal that utilizes or dissipates energy to maintain body temperature (37 C)

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Homeotherm

Front 44

Refers to raising, production and proper care of livestock and poultry animals

Back 44

Husbandry

Front 45

Bedding/flooring materials such as sawdust, rice hulls, wood shavings

A group of piglets/puppies born of a sow/bitch at the same parturition

Back 45

Litter

Front 46

The interspersion of fat particles in lean meat

Back 46

Marbling

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Chewing

Back 47

Mastication

Front 48

Recent term for microflora and microfauna

Overall population of microorganisms (bacteria,protozoans, yeast, etc)

Back 48

Microbiota

Front 49

Animal fiber used for upholstery or clothing; of greater length and less crimp than wool

Back 49

Mohair

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Property of being pleasing to taste

Back 50

Palatability

Front 51

Social order; the tendency of animals to behavior in order of social dominance

Back 51

Pecking order

Front 52

The length of daylight or artificial light provided

Back 52

Photoperiod

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Animal with litter or no ability to maintain an even body temperature, so temperature is influenced largely by the immediate environment

Back 53

Poikilotherm (cold-blooded animal)

Front 54

Act of voluntary vomiting of swallowed food

Back 54

Regurgitation

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Feed low in digestible energy and high fiber

Back 55

Roughage

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Succulent feed produced from anaerobic storage and fermentation of forages

Back 56

Silage

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A semi-airtight to airtight structure for use in the production and storage of silage

Back 57

Silo

Front 58

Health of physical integrity of an animal or some of its parts

Back 58

Soundness

Front 59

To remove the ovaries or severe the oviducts leading to the uterus; neutering in females

Back 59

Spay

Front 60

subjects related to the science of livestock and poultry production/management,nutrition, breeding/genetics, with emphasis on the quality of production, animal health, safety (public health and animal welfare, usually taken as courses in veterinary medicine.

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Zootechnics